Australian House & Garden — June 2017

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Purple power

From soft violet to deep burgundy,

purple plants were a designer favourite.

‘I have a passion for mixing

burgundy and green. Those tones

complemented and softened this

hardscaping palette of greys, blacks

and white. The beautiful foliage

is the hero... I love to use plants that

are not reliant on flowering.’

MARK BROWNING, CYCAS

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

A lush tapestry of green and burgundy plants greeted

visitors to the Echelon garden (above), a silver award-

winner designed by Mark Browning of Cycas Landscape

Design. Adding vibrant splashes of purple to the planting

scheme wereHeuchera‘Forever Purple’,H.‘Black Taffeta’,

H.‘Obsidian’ and the darker tones ofEuphorbia‘Black Bird’.

Meanwhile, fellow landscape designer Charlie Albone used

Salvia(right) for purple highlights in his garden (see page

120). Instyle Gardens chose the burgundy foliage of

Alternanthera‘Little Ruby’ to adorn the front wall of its

display (below right). And Brent Reid of Candeo Design

used floweringLimonium‘Perezii Blue’ in his lush

Metropolis entry (left and below left).>